I'm not feeling it. I've had the game for a week, playing on and off, but I'm not feeling it.
The camera...โฆ the camera in this game is so annoying, having to use the right-stick to constantly move the camera so you can see where you're going is a big frustration. I hate having to separately control the camera while playing games, just give me a movement stick and some action buttons that's all I want, it's more like Camera's Odyssey than Mario Odyssey, feel like I'm controlling the camera more than Mario himself half the time.
The controls are a pain as a lot of moves depend on using motion control which is frustrating, there are button combo alternatives to the motion controls but they are hit and miss in Mario doesn't always perform the move you want him to do, beyond your basic jump and ground pound, the other moves are annoying to pull off consistently.
I know Nintendo want to utilise the abilities of their Switch console, but motion controls have no place in a Mario game, I don't want to be waving and tilting the controller around like an crazed monkey while playing, just give us standard controls.
The levels are okay, I've gone through 4 areas now doing basically the same thing, run around, collect moon bits, defeat a stupidly easy bunny boss and off to the next zone.
The occasional transition from 3D to 2D Mario is pretty fun, there's not enough of it though and feels a bit odd, like what is the point.
The novelty of using your cap to control other characters in the game quickly wears off, there was a t-rex in one of the levels which not only seemed out of place for a Mario game but also served no purpose other than smashing a wall.
The graphics are great and the levels seem to have plenty to explore and discover, but the clunky controls and annoying camera spoil it for me.
If I ignore everything I've mentioned above I'm still not feeling that Mario magic in this game, Mario 64/Galaxy were far superior games in my opinion, I'm a massive fan of Mario games but this one is just โฆ rubbish, I'm sorry but it is.
I hope the next Mario game is better than this - please just go back to traditional Mario, no gimmicks like a stupid cap, and fix the controls and the camera.
My expectations for this game were high, serves me right for listening to the hype. I will keep playing on and off, but this game is not on my excited list.